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Most received subpoenas to appear, and both Taylor and Kent had fresh subpoenas Wednesday.

Three witnesses are scheduled for this week and eight more are set to testify in public next week.

And there is still time for action if the momentum stalls, even if the odds get dicier in a presidential election year.

He added that Democratic presidential candidates — six Senate Democrats are running — might prefer to spend their time campaigning in Iowa and New Hampshire instead.

The White House has instructed its officials not to comply with the impeachment inquiry being led by House Democrats.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Sunday that he had not yet discussed the whistleblower's offer with Nunes.

That panel would issue a report and release transcripts of the closed-door interviews it has been conducting.

It is that call, and the circumstances surrounding it, that are fueling the new Democratic drive for impeachment.

Are the allegations against the president a legitimate concern that needs to be looked into, or a political witchhunt?

The U.S. official and the two people familiar with the matter spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.